2003 Infiniti Pro Series
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2003 IRL Menards Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' second. It consisted of 12 races and the champion was Mark Taylor who won 7 of 12 races and only suffered 2 DNF's and 1 DNS. All teams used Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines. Only 7 drivers competed in every race and 3 more missed a single race.
Calendar
Race Summaries
Western Union 100
The Western Union 100 was held March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Phoenix 100
The Phoenix 100 was held March 22 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mark Taylor won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Freedom 100
The inaugural Freedom 100 was held May 18 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ed Carpenter won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Pikes Peak 100
The Pikes Peak 100 was held June 14 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Jeff Simmons won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Aventis Racing for Kids 100
The Aventis Racing for Kids 100 was held July 6 at Kansas Speedway. Ed Carpenter won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Cleanevent 100
The Cleanevent 100 was held July 18 at Nashville Superspeedway. Mark Taylor won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Michigan 100
The Michigan 100 was held July 27 at Michigan International Speedway. Arie Luyendyk Jr. won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Gateway 100
The Gateway 100 was held August 9 at Gateway International Raceway. Brandon Erwin won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Kentucky 100
The Kentucky 100 was held August 16 at Kentucky Speedway. Jeff Simmons won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Chicagoland 100
The Chicagoland 100 was held September 6 at Chicagoland Speedway. Ed Carpenter won the pole.
Top 5 Results
California 100
The California 100 was held September 20 at the California Speedway. Mark Taylor won the pole.
Top 5 Results
dreamserscandles.com 100
The dreamserscandles.com 100 was held October 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Arie Luyendyk Jr. won the pole.
Top 5 Results
Final points standings
For every race points were awarded to all starters: 50 points to the winner, 40 for runner-up, 35 for third place, 32 for fourth place, 30 for fifth place, 28 for sixth place, 26 seventh place, 24 eighth place, 22 for ninth place, 20 for tenth place, winding down to 1 points for 28th place. Additional points were awarded to the driver leading the most laps (2 point). No additional points were awarded for the qualifying.
Complete Overview
first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R9=retired, but classified NS13=did not start, but classified
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1 | Mark Taylor | ![]() |
Panther Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | R9 | 13 | NS13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | R14 |
2 | Jeff Simmons | ![]() |
Keith Duesenberg Racing | 5 | R14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
3 | Ed Carpenter | ![]() |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 16 | R15 | 12 | R13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | R13 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Thiago Medeiros | ![]() |
Genoa Racing | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | R19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | R11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
5 | Cory Witherill | ![]() |
Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports | 9 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | R12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | R15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
6 | Aaron Fike | ![]() |
Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports | 4 | 8 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | R14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Arie Luyendyk Jr. | ![]() |
Sinden Racing | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | R11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | R13 |
8 | Tom Wood | ![]() |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 13 | 6 | 3 | R15 | 16 | 13 | 7 | R10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | R10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9 | Paul Dana | ![]() |
Kenn Hardley Racing | 14 | R13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | NS13 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | R10 | ||||||||||
Brian Stewart Racing | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 14 | R13 | 14 | 14 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Gary Peterson | ![]() |
Automatic Fire Sprinklers Racing | 11 | 11 | 10 | R14 | 18 | R16 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 12 | NS12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | R15 | 8 | 10 |
11 | Brandon Erwin | ![]() |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | R11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | R12 | 1 | R10 | 2 | R9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
12 | Matt Beardsley | ![]() |
Beardsley Motorsports | 15 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | R18 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | R16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 7 | 14 | R16 |
13 | G. J. Mennen | ![]() |
Automatic Fire Sprinklers Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 | - | - | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | R11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
14 | Jonathan Urlin | ![]() |
Brian Stewart Racing | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15 | Marty Roth | ![]() |
Brian Stewart Racing | 12 | 9 | 11 | R11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
16 | Billy Roe | ![]() |
Bowes Seal Fast Racing | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Kenn Hardley Racing | 6 | R12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Ronnie Johncox | ![]() |
Rev1 Racing | 7 | 10 | 14 | R12 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
18 | Ross Fonferko | ![]() |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
19 | Rolando Quintanilla | ![]() |
Bowes Seal Fast Racing | - | - | - | - | 13 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 6 |
20 | Taylor Fletcher | ![]() |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | R14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | R17 |
21 | Marco Cioci | ![]() |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | R12 | - | - | - | - |
22 | Tony Ave | ![]() |
Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
23 | Brad Pollard | ![]() |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 11 | 15 | R15 |
24 | Dane Carter | ![]() |
Panther Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 9 |
25 | Dave Steele | ![]() |
Brian Stewart Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tony Turco | ![]() |
Brian Stewart Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 11 | |
27 | Scott Harrington | ![]() |
Automatic Fire Sprinklers Racing | - | - | - | - | 17 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
28 | Moses Smith | ![]() |
Kenn Hardley Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | NS13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
29 | Lloyd Mack | ![]() |
Sam Schmidt Racing | 10 | NS16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
30 | Craig Dollansky | ![]() |
Brian Stewart Racing | - | - | - | - | 15 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |